A Knight's Tale and the Quintain

I was watching the show called Warriors on the History Channel the other day. It is a pretty cool show, hosted by Terry Shappert who is a Green Beret, exploring warrior cultures throughout history. You are probably saying, "Great; but that is not a movie, it is a television show." I know. Stick with me. The episode I was watching was about the knights of the middle ages. In one scene they are showing a re-enactment of a knight jousting and practicing on a quintain. That reminded me of a movie I had seen back in the day.

You probaly remember the movie as well. The movie was called A Knight's Tale and starred the late Heath Ledger. It is the classic tale of a person who dreams of a better life. In this instance, he is just a peasant squire to a knight. But, when the knight dies, he pretends to be a knight himself and "change his stars." It was not a great movie, by any stretch, but it was entertaining. And, of course, while training to act as a knight, Heath Ledger's character must practice on the quintain.

Well, we sell a quintain at Town Square Toys. No, it is not a full sized quintain, but it is the perfect size for the knights manufactured by Schliech. You should come and explore the World of Knights that we carry. Our children love to play with them and yours will too.

If you want more information about A Knight's Tale, you can check it out at The Internet Movie Database. It really is an entertaining romp, starring Heath Ledger, Rufus Sewell, Shannyn Sossamon, Paul Bettany, Laura Fraser, Mark Addy, and Alan Tudyk.